How do Goretzka and Kluivert compare?

Kluivert has more season points (28 vs 4), Kluivert is more owned (0.9% vs 0%), Kluivert has the higher Start rate (67% vs 13%), Kluivert has more Bonus (1 vs 0), but Goretzka has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.40 vs 2.80).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Kluivert wins most stats

Aston Villa

AVL · 5.9m

2 stats won

Bournemouth

BOU · 5.9m

29 stats won

Who wins more stats: Goretzka or Kluivert?

Kluivert wins 29 of 31 stats

Kluivert wins 29 of the 31 stats with an outright best. Others: Goretzka 2.

Points: Goretzka: 4Kluivert: 28
xGI (6 gw): Goretzka: 0.04Kluivert: 0.14
Price: Goretzka: £5.9mKluivert: £5.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Goretzka	Kluivert
Price & ownership	0	2
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	0	6
Season totals	0	6
Set pieces	0	3
Bonus	0	4
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	1	4
Total	2	29

A stat counts when one player is strictly best. Ties and availability are not counted.

How do their key stats compare?

Each spoke is scaled against the best MID in the game. Hover for values.

Goretzka: Points 4, xGI (6 gw) 0.04, BPS 15, Mins (6 gw) 15, DC (6 gw) 2.3, Upcoming FDR 2.40. Kluivert: Points 28, xGI (6 gw) 0.14, BPS 102, Mins (6 gw) 37, DC (6 gw) 2.5, Upcoming FDR 2.80.

A tick marks the best value. Grey figures show how far each other player is from it.

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Kluivert leads 2 of 2

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Goretzka	Kluivert
Price	5.9m	5.9m
Ownership	0%−0.9% vs best	0.9%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.0%−0.2% vs best	0.2%(best)

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Kluivert leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Goretzka	Kluivert
Starts	1−5 vs best	6(best)

Start rate	13%−54% vs best	67%(best)

Minutes (season)	91−360 vs best	451(best)

Avg minutes	11−39 vs best	50(best)

Who has better recent form?

Kluivert leads 6 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Goretzka	Kluivert
Mins (6 gw)	15−22 vs best	37(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.03−0.07 vs best	0.10(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.00−0.04 vs best	0.04(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.04−0.10 vs best	0.14(best)

DC (6 gw)	2.33−0.17 vs best	2.50(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.44+0.23 vs best	0.21(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Kluivert leads 6 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Goretzka	Kluivert
Points	4−24 vs best	28(best)

Goals	0−1 vs best	1(best)

Assists	0−2 vs best	2(best)

Total xG	0.19−1.21 vs best	1.40(best)

Total xA	0.02−0.26 vs best	0.28(best)

DC (season)	14−19 vs best	33(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Kluivert leads 3 of 3

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Goretzka	Kluivert
Corners & indirect FKs	—	4th choice(best)
Direct free kicks	—	2nd choice(best)
Penalties	—	2nd choice(best)
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Kluivert leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Goretzka	Kluivert
BPS	15−87 vs best	102(best)

BPS (6 gw)	2.5−9.0 vs best	11.5(best)

Bonus	0−1 vs best	1(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0−0.2 vs best	0.2(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Goretzka leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Goretzka	Kluivert
Next 5 GWs	MUN (A) 10 SUN (H) 11 IPS (A) 12 EVE (H) 13 CRY (H) 14	IPS (A) 10 NFO (H) 11 FUL (A) 12 BHA (H) 13 HUL (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	2.40(best)	2.80+0.40 vs best

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Kluivert leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Goretzka	Kluivert
Form	1.0 136th MID · 288th overall	3.2(best) 41st MID · 106th overall
ICT index	3.2 185th MID · 383rd overall	35.4(best) 47th MID · 81st overall
Selected	215th MID 532nd overall	64th MID(best) 196th overall
Points per game	1.3 159th MID · 338th overall	4.0(best) 35th MID · 94th overall
Cost rank	53rd MID(best) 77th overall	55th MID 81st overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

GoretzkaAVL
1. AVL v MUN away, gameweek 10: 1.24 projected goals, 22% clean sheet chance
2. AVL v SUN home, gameweek 11: 1.44 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance
KluivertBOU
1. BOU v IPS away, gameweek 10: 1.56 projected goals, 35% clean sheet chance
2. BOU v NFO home, gameweek 11: 1.54 projected goals, 39% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Kluivert (BOU) 3.1 projected team goals, Goretzka (AVL) 2.7 projected team goals.

Team projections from bookmaker odds; shaded by projected goals. All projections

Who is over- or under-performing their expected stats?

Goals vs xG

Goretzka−0.2Goretzka: 0 goals from 0.19 xG (−0.2)
Kluivert−0.4Kluivert: 1 goals from 1.40 xG (−0.4)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Goretzka±0.0Goretzka: 0 assists from 0.02 xA (±0.0)
Kluivert+1.7Kluivert: 2 assists from 0.28 xA (+1.7)

Kluivert has 1.7 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Goretzka · 4 pts100% from appearances
Kluivert · 28 pts46% from appearances

Season points by source
Source	Goretzka	Kluivert
Appearances	4	13
Goals	0	5
Assists	0	6
Clean sheets	0	2
Bonus	0	1
Other	0	1
Deductions	0	0
Total	4	28

Worked out match by match from FPL's scoring rules; deductions are what's left against FPL's total.

Who scores against good teams?

Easy (FDR 1–2)

Goretzka2.0(1)
Kluivert1.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

Goretzka1.0(1)
Kluivert4.8(5)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Goretzka1.0(1)
Kluivert3.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Kluivert 3.0 points per game, Goretzka 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Goretzka1.5(2)
Kluivert4.5(4)

Away

Goretzka1.0(1)
Kluivert3.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Kluivert 3.3 points per game, Goretzka 1.0 points per game.

Goretzka0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 4 AVL goals
Kluivert23%
1 goal and 2 assists of 13 BOU goals

Kluivert is involved in 23% of BOU's goals, against 0% for Goretzka.

Who is a rotation risk?

Goretzka0 of 8 full games
1 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59, 5 × Didn't play
Kluivert0 of 9 full games
6 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 2 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Goretzka13.6
Kluivert101.2

Creativity

Goretzka3.5
Kluivert115.7

Threat

Goretzka15.0
Kluivert144.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Goretzka's biggest score is threat, a goal threat; Kluivert's biggest score is threat, a goal threat.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Goretzka+84131 out215 in
Kluivert+9.5k1.3k out10.8k in

Kluivert has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+9.5k).

Which player gives more points per million?

Every MID who has played, by price and season points. Above the line is better value than the median.

Of 218 midfielders who have played: Goretzka 0.7 points per £m (183rd), Kluivert 4.7 points per £m (47th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Goretzka
Kluivert

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Kluivert 21, Goretzka 4.

How far ahead is Goretzka? Above zero Goretzka leads; below, Kluivert.

Kluivert is 17 points ahead of Goretzka over these gameweeks. Kluivert's was 17 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Goretzka, gameweek 4: 0 points v NFO home, 0 minutes
Kluivert, gameweek 4: 8 points v BRE home, 65 minutes
GW 5
Goretzka, gameweek 5: 0 points v TOT away, 0 minutes
Kluivert, gameweek 5: 0 points v LIV home, 0 minutes
GW 6
Goretzka, gameweek 6: 0 points v BRE home, 0 minutes
Kluivert, gameweek 6: 0 points v CHE away, 0 minutes
GW 7
Goretzka, gameweek 7: 1 points v NEW away, 18 minutes
Kluivert, gameweek 7: 1 points v SUN home, 28 minutes
GW 8
Goretzka, gameweek 8: 1 points v MCI home, 8 minutes
Kluivert, gameweek 8: 6 points v MUN away, 62 minutes
GW 9
Goretzka, gameweek 9: 2 points v FUL home, 65 minutes
Kluivert, gameweek 9: 6 points v LEE home, 67 minutes

Goretzka: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2); Kluivert: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Goretzka	Kluivert
4	0	8
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	1	1
8	1	6
9	2	6

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Goretzka	Kluivert
4	0	65
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	18	28
8	8	62
9	65	67

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Goretzka	Kluivert
4	0.00	0.21
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.07	0.29
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.12	0.12

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Goretzka	Kluivert
4	0.00	0.02
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.01	0.01
8	0.00	0.18
9	0.01	0.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Goretzka	Kluivert
4	0.00	0.23
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.08	0.30
8	0.00	0.18
9	0.13	0.13

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Goretzka	Kluivert
4	0	4
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	9	1
8	1	5
9	4	5

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Goretzka	Kluivert
4	0	1
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Goretzka	Kluivert
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	1
9	0	1

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Goretzka	Kluivert
4	0.0%	1.0%
5	0.0%	1.0%
6	0.0%	0.7%
7	0.0%	0.6%
8	0.0%	0.6%
9	0.0%	0.8%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Goretzka	Kluivert
4	£6.0m	£6.0m
5	£5.9m	£6.0m
6	£5.9m	£5.9m
7	£5.9m	£5.9m
8	£5.9m	£5.9m
9	£5.9m	£5.9m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Goretzka	Kluivert
4	—	—
5	—	0.3%
6	—	0.0%
7	—	0.0%
8	—	0.1%
9	—	0.2%